WCOE Turning Point for 5/17/2018

Submitted by wcoe admin on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 12:52pm

WCOE Women Build America 2018

Candid photos of the 2018 conference in Washington, DC.

The Famous Willard Hotel

Beautiful Peacock Alley

Another lovely High Tea at the Willard with presentations by Brian Anderson, Ford's Theatre Society, and Anne Stone, Founder, National Women's History Museum.Fascinators will be required in the future!

Our Session on the "Human Side of Leadership"was presented by Lisa Harrington of IRMI. As you can see, one of our "hot topics" – Not Your Mama's Insuranceprogram presented by Danette Beck of Marsh and Kristine DiLallo of Travelers.

Congratulations to Anne Wilson, president of Bigane Paving for being recognized as the 358th largest privately owned business in the Chicago area!

Fox­conn Picks Gilbane for $10 Bil­lion Wis­con­sin Cen­ter

From Leader-Telegram:"Foxconn has selected general contractor and engineering consultants with ties to Wisconsin to begin construction of the $10 billion manufacturing center that could eventually employ as many as 13,000 people."

The California Department of General Services has awarded Turner Construction a $520 million design-build contract for a new office building in the state capital of Sacramento, and construction is expected to begin later this year. The project is seeking LEED certification and should be completed in 2021.